No excuses for Watford loss, Ole says

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said there were “no excuses” after Manchester United collapsed to a humiliating 2-0 defeat against Premier League bottom side Watford on Sunday following a David de Gea howler.

The chastening loss comes after a six-match unbeaten spell and leaves United languishing in eighth place.

The key moment came in the 50th minute when De Gea somehow allowed a tame effort from Ismaila Sarr to creep through his hands. Watford doubled their lead four minutes later when Troy Deeney fired home from the penalty spot.

“I’m very disappointed because we have to get more points against teams, like today,” said Solskjaer. “I’m sure they were low in confidence because they must be when you’re bottom of the table.

“We were high in confidence because we’ve done well lately but it just wasn’t there. There was no intent or urgency to make us deserve to win the game.”

“There’s no excuses at all,” he added. “We prepared well and there’s nothing I can put my finger on.”